Bottle-label.



I GEORGE ZITZMA NN, OF WEST EEO B OKEN, NEWJERSEY, AND YORK, N. Y.

, STAELES arana orrion.

FRANK SHOREYS, OF NEW BOTTLE-LABEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedFeb. 11, 1913.

Application filed November 15, 1910. Serial No. 592,459.

To all 'u hmrm't may (once m? Be it known that we, GEORGE ZITZMANN and FRANK Snonnrs, both citizens of the United States, and residents, respectively, of W'est Hoboken, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, and of the city of New York, Middle Village, borough of Queens, in the county of Queens and State of New York, .have invented a new and Improved Bottle-Label, of which the follow.- ing is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to labels for bottles and other containers used for drugs and the like, and has reference 'more' particularly to a label comprising a transparent face plate, and a background sheet having a n-ameor the like printed or otherwise produced thereon, affixed to the back of the face plate, the label havingi'a glazed or enamel appearance.

The object-of the invention is to produce a strong and effective label for use with bottles and other containers, which can be which will not readily discolor or otherwise alter. in appearance.

' The invention comprises an article cf manufacture to be vmore fully-described hereinafter and particularly set forth in the claim. Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding partsin all' the yiews, and in which 7 F1gure 1 is a perspective view, showing the transparent face plate constituting part of the label; Fig. 2 is a perspective-view of the background sheet having the name pr nted or otherwise produced thereon; Fig. 3 1s a similar view of a bottle, showing an embodiment of our invention applied thereto, and having parts broken away; and F 1g. 4 is an enlar ed, transverse section on the line 44 of Flg. 3. 1 i

Before proceeding to a more detailed explanation of our invention, it should be clearly understood that 'while the labels made by our process are particularly intended for useupon bottles, jars and other word,

ing labels is slow and expensive,

containers employed for drugs and the like, by doctors, pharmacists, and other persons having occasion to deal in drugs, may also be advantageously applied to other containers. It is customary to provide jars or bottles used by druggists, doctors, and the like, with labels of certain kind and appearance. These labels consists usually of a transparent plate, such as glass,

bol, or other device by 'means of which the the labels havlng painted on the back thereof, the word, symcontents of the container or of the bottle,

are identified. An example, is shown in drawings, in the word Peroxide, The back of the transparent plate, after the name has been painted thereon by hand, or has been transferred thereto in any wellknown manner, by means of transfer paper, for instance, is coated with white enamel,

which forms a good background for the color which will stand out prominentl againstthewhite background. The labe s .which is produced in black or some the are affixed to the bottles or other containers,

inany suitable manner, preferably by mean's of an adhesive consisting of wax and resin..

We have found that this method of productherefore devised our process, to render 'oheaper and more expeditious the produc-' tion of labels of this kind... Certain of the details shown for example herewith, form no part of the invention and can bQVaI'IGd accordance with indlvldual preference an the underlying spirit of the invention.

and have I special conditions, without departing from i Referring more particularly to the drawings, we employ a transparent face plate, 10, consisting preferably, of a thin sheet of glass, celluloid or like materlal, somewhat curved or otherwise shaped to conform to the sha e of the jar or bottle to which 1t.1s'

to be a xed. The face plate preferably has. i

a colored border, 11, 1produced thereon by ainting or in any ot er suitable-manner, so that the label will stand out more prom!- nently. A background sheet 12 has printed or otherwise produced thereon, the word,

'name or symbol, 13, preferably in black let-' ters. The paper is glazed, and thus presents an excellent background for the name, and simulates the appearance of white enamel. 'The background sheet is aflixed at the back of the transparent face plate, by

means of a transparent medium such as gelatin, which permits the sheet and the plate to be securely attached one to the other, and

which, when dry, is difficult of detection.

The background sheet 12, before being attached to the face plate, is immersed'in a gelatin solution to render the paper pro-of against the action of wax, for it has been found advantageous to attach the label to the bottle by means of a mixture of wax and resin. This mixture constitutes an excellent adhesive. To conceal the wax and resin, the mixture being of a yellowishbrown color, at the back, we employ a fur-.

ther sheet of'paper, conforming to the label,

and attached to the bottle or jar, by meansof gelatin, at that part of the contalner where the label is to be employed. The label is then aifixedto the last-mentioned sheet of paper, by the mixture of wax and resin.

In the cross-section shown in Fig; 4:, we have illustrated the transparent face plate, 10, the background sheet'12, the layer of gelatin 14:, by means of which the two are joined, the layer of wax and resin 15, by

' means ofwhich the background sheet is sefor the pur cured to the second sheet 16, of paper, and

the layer of gelatin 17, by means of which the last-mentioned sheet of paper is attached to the jar or bottle, 18. It will be understood that-if the background sheet 12 1s sufliclently heavy, the wax and resin, and the second sheet of paper can be dispensed wlth. When this is done, the background sheet 12 is secured directly to the bottle or Jar, by means of the gelatin or the like. We do not wish to limit ourselves to the use of the particular adhesives mentioned above as any-other transparent adhesive adapted ose can be used in place of the gelatin, an any other suitable substitute 'this mixture becomes ver of two subscribin can be employed for the mixture ofresin and wax.

Labels of the character'in question are usually attached to the containers, by means i of the layerof resin and wax referred to. It has been found that at low temperatures brittle, and the label will readily be detac ed from the container. By providing a second background sheet which can be secure? container, a suitable sur ace is presented for contact with the layer of wax and resin, which enters the pores of the paper and adheres securely thereto. It must be rememattached to the bered that the glazed paper will not attach as readily or securely as the unglazed background'sheet,;and it is therefore not adVisa layer of transparent adhesive for securing said second sheet tamer.

In testimony whereof we have signed ourv names to this specification in the presence witnesses. EORGE ZITZMANN. FRANK SHOREYS. Witnesses:

CHAS. G. PANHORST, PAUL.'PANHORST.

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